Alex Ossola

The states would file their antitrust suit if a federal regulator clears the deal.

President Trump has said he supports the merger.

And across the pond, German publisher Axel Springer struck a deal to buy Britain's Daily Telegraph newspaper for about $770 million, beating out a rival bid from the Daily Mail.

The Telegraph, a favorite read among members of the U.K.

Conservative Party, tends to target wealthier readers.

In the U.S., Axel Springer's holdings include Politico and Business Insider.

And that's what's news for this week.

Tomorrow, you can look out for our weekly markets wrap-up, What's News in Markets.

The episode we had planned for last Sunday shifted because of the attacks on Iran.

So now this Sunday, we'll have an episode of our USA 250 series about the history and future of retirement in the U.S.

That's in What's New Sunday.

And we'll be back with our regular show on Monday morning.

Today's show was produced by Pierre Bien-Aimé and Alexis Moore with supervising producer Tali Arbel.

Michael LaValle wrote our theme music.

Aisha Al-Muslim is our development producer.

Chris Inslee is our deputy editor.

And Falana Patterson is The Wall Street Journal's head of news audio.

I'm Alex Osola.

Have a great weekend and thanks for listening.

Kristi Noem is out as the Secretary of Homeland Security.